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The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) and the Office of Public Works (OPW) have launched an architectural design competition to build a new commemorative bridge at the Irish National War Memorial Gardens (INWMG) in Dublin.

Irish architectural practice Henry J Lyons Architects received the Design Project of the Year Award for the 26 York Street RCSI at this year KPMG Irish Independent Property Industry Excellence Awards, which was held in the Convention Centre, Dublin 8 November.

The RIAI is delighted to announce a new annual lecture series ‘The Groundbreaker’ to mark Irish and international architects who are pioneers, innovators or have broken new ground in practice. The inaugural speaker is the Paris-based architect Odile Decq. Odile will speak at the Printworks... Read more

The RIAI has welcomed the new Land Development Agency which signals a more coordinated approach to the provision of housing. However, the RIAI says the new LDA needs to be properly resourced and the establishment of this new agency will not solve the other obstacles that exist in delivering housing... Read more

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) welcomes the introduction of the National Planning Framework (NPF) and highlights that an investment in quality architecture and urban design in realising these plans will have a positive impact on the economy as well as the health and... Read more

Martin is currently a member of the senior management team in the Forward Planning Division of DHPLG, with an advisory and oversight role in the areas of Urban Regeneration, National Planning Framework implementation and related €2 billion capital investment programme under the National... Read more

The five presidents of the architecture institutes of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have committed to drive forward five shared principles to strengthen and safeguard the future of the profession.

Irish architectural practice Kavanagh Tuite Architects is part of the team led by Steven Holl Architects (SHA) with Brightspot Strategy, Arup, HarrisonStevens and Transsolar has won the Future Campus – University College Dublin International Design Competition.

On 20 August just over 50,000 students received their offers for places on courses in third level institutions across the country. The RIAI is delighted to see a strong demand for careers in architecture continue in 2018 with points for many programmes in architecture and architectural technology... Read more

University College Dublin (UCD) today announced that NovaUCD, the University’s Centre for New Ventures and Entrepreneurs, is to expand its capacity to house early-stage start-ups by over 50% with a €6.5 million development project. The project to renovate and extend the facility’s east... Read more

No. 26 York Street, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland as the winner of the Public Choice category at the RIAI Irish Architecture Awards 2018. Mayo school and Microsoft offices runners up in Public Choice category of RIAI Irish Architecture Awards 2018.